“Understanding the New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage”

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging’s
30th Annual Conference Bellevue, WA.

Four hour pre-conference
intensive on July 9, 2005

Presenters:
Suzanne Shelpman, Acting Home Care Director, Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.
Charlotte Newman, Director, Division of Customer Service and Training, Center for Beneficiary Choices, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD
Andrew Tartella, Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seattle, WA
Sue Denny, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration, Cinnicinati, OH
Jon Hackathorn, Outreach Specialist, Ohio State Health Insurance Assistance Program, Ohio Department of Insurance, Columbus, OH

Starting January 1, 2006, prescription drug coverage will be available to all people with Medicare. Learn more about how seniors and people with disabilities can take advantage of these new benefits. Staff from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will have information available about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage, extra help for people with limited income and assets, retiree options arid how beneficiaries can choose arid join a drug plan that meets their needs.

Hear, too, about the Medicare Rx Outreach and Education Project, a joint initiative of n4a and the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA). Learn about successes that were achieved in reaching Medicare beneficiaries during the roll-out of the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program in 2004. Presenters will describe collaborative efforts and innovative strategies that you can replicate as you organize outreach arid education activities on the new benefit this year.

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging’s 30th Annual Conference Bellevue, WA.


RURAL AGING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP - July 11, 2005

Hosted by:
Pamela Matura, Executive Director, Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.,

This is the sixth annual meeting of n4a's Rural Aging Special Interest Group. This group meets informally to discuss the needs and issues facing our nation's rural elderly. Information and resource sharing occurs, new initiatives across n4a's rural area agencies are described, and advocacy activities may be developed.